A gangster, wanted in over two dozen cases of murder and robbery, was arrested after an exchange of gunfire in a village here, police said on Wednesday

A gangster, wanted in over two dozen cases of murder and robbery, was arrested after an exchange of gunfire in a village here, police said on Wednesday.

While Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, was nabbed, Ashok Kumar, alias Aman, managed to escape with the help of some locals during the operation in Kohala village in Ferozepur district’s Mallanwala block on Tuesday.

Three weapons — a 12 bore gun, .32 bore revolver and a .315 bore rifle — were recovered from Gopi’s possession, Ferozepur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gaurav Garg said.

Garg said the police team launched its operation acting on an intelligence input regarding movement of some gangsters in the Mallanwala area.

Police have rounded up six persons who are suspected of providing support to the gangsters. Gopi was wanted in over two dozen cases related to murder and robberies while Kumar is wanted in many cases as well, police said.